What color is #937B78?

#937B78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937B78?

The RGB value is 147, 123, 120: 147 red, 123 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937B78?

The complementary color is #789093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937B78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937B78 color

#937B78 rgb(147, 123, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937B78 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 48.2% green and 47.1% blue (147, 123, 120).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#937B78 color codes

HEX	`#937B78`
RGB	`rgb(147, 123, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 48.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, 8.75, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 10.12, 30.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.506, 21.726, 20.774)`
Decimal	`9665400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937B78, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #937B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #937B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937b78; }
.text { color: #937b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 123 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937b78, #938978); }

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Questions

What color is #937B78?: #937B78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937B78?: The RGB value is 147, 123, 120: 147 red, 123 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937B78?: The complementary color is #789093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937B78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.